As nouns the difference between platinum and platarsite
is that platinum is the metallic chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol pt while platarsite is (mineralogy) an isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing arsenic, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and sulfur.
As an adjective platinum
is of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
platinum
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
Derived terms
* go platinum
Noun
(
wikipedia platinum)
The metallic chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt.
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
-
(music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Synonyms
* platina (obsolete)
Derived terms
(Derived terms)
* carboplatin
* cisplatin
* eka-platinum
* go platinum
* iridio-platinum
* oxaliplatin
* Paraplatin
* platin-
* platinammonium chloride
* platinate
* platinic
* platiniferous
* platiniridium
* platinise, platinize
* platinite
* platino-
* platinocyanide
* platinode
* platinoid
* platinous
* platinum arsenide
* platinum-black
* platinum blond, platinum blonde
* platinum-blue
* platinum coney
* platinum dichloride
* platinum disc, platinum disk
* platinum fox
* platinum-grey
* platinum hexafluoride
* platinum-iridium
* platinum-lamp
* platinum metal
* platinum mink
* platinum sponge
* platinum-steel
* platinum tetrachloride
* platinum-zinc
* potassio-platinum chloride
Related terms
* platina
See also
* cooperite
* sperrylite
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platarsite
English
Noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing arsenic, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and sulfur.
References
* Platarsite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Platarsite.shtml] 
